Tennis - Interesting Facts

Chapter 1 - History & Origins

The Royal Game · 0/1

Test 1: Kings, courts and a revolution

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The Lawn Game's First Steps · 0/1

Test 1: Pioneers, twins and a teenage champion

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Real Tennis Today · 0/1

Test 1: The royal game in the present

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Wimbledon's Early Years · 0/1

Test 1: Wimbledon before the 1930s

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The Four Musketeers · 0/1

Test 1: France's golden generation

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Tennis in Wartime · 0/1

Test 1: Two world wars

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The Professionals Before 1968 · 0/1

Test 1: The pro tours

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The Davis Cup's Early Years · 0/1

Test 1: The cup's first decades

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Kings and Queens at Play · 0/1

Test 1: Royalty and the game

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Tennis at the Early Olympics · 0/1

Test 1: Olympic tennis, 1896-1924

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Chapter 2 - Records & Statistics

Marathons and Whitewashes · 0/1

Test 1: Longest, shortest and perfect

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Ages and Streaks · 0/1

Test 1: Teenage champions, veterans and long runs

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Serves and Aces · 0/1

Test 1: Records on serve

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Doubles Records · 0/1

Test 1: Pairs and partners

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Calendar Grand Slams · 0/1

Test 1: Four majors in a season

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Davis Cup Records · 0/1

Test 1: Records of the team cup

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Rankings Records · 0/1

Test 1: Life at the top

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Prize Money Milestones · 0/1

Test 1: Money through the years

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Finals That Turned · 0/1

Test 1: Great comebacks

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Unbeaten Runs · 0/1

Test 1: Streaks on grass and clay

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Chapter 3 - Tournaments

Exhibitions and Showdowns · 0/1

Test 1: Show matches and team events

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New Formats · 0/1

Test 1: Experiments with scoring and time

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The Oldest Tournaments · 0/1

Test 1: Tournaments of the 1800s

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The Grass-Court Swing · 0/1

Test 1: Grass before Wimbledon

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The Clay-Court Swing · 0/1

Test 1: Clay before Paris

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North American Summer · 0/1

Test 1: Hard courts in North America

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Indoor Tournaments · 0/1

Test 1: Tennis under a roof

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Asia and the Gulf · 0/1

Test 1: Tennis in Asia

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Junior Events · 0/1

Test 1: Junior tennis

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Wheelchair Tennis · 0/1

Test 1: The wheelchair game

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Chapter 4 - Clubs & Venues

Wimbledon Up Close · 0/1

Test 1: A hawk, a hill and a poem

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Stadiums Around the World · 0/1

Test 1: Famous grounds and their quirks

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Flushing Meadows · 0/1

Test 1: Home of the US Open

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Melbourne Park · 0/1

Test 1: Home of the Australian Open

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Roland Garros Grounds · 0/1

Test 1: Home of the French Open

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Wimbledon's Grounds · 0/1

Test 1: Around the All England Club

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Tennis Academies · 0/1

Test 1: Training grounds

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Courts Named After Players · 0/1

Test 1: Arenas with a name

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Halls, Museums and Statues · 0/1

Test 1: Remembering the greats

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Under the Lights · 0/1

Test 1: Late nights

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Chapter 5 - Equipment & Technology

Balls, Strings and Clay · 0/1

Test 1: Balls, strings and court colour

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Inventors and Gadgets · 0/1

Test 1: Machines, rackets and logos

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Making the Ball · 0/1

Test 1: Inside the tennis ball

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Strings and Stringing · 0/1

Test 1: What the ball meets

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Electronic Line Calling · 0/1

Test 1: Calls without line judges

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Court Surfaces · 0/1

Test 1: From clay to acrylic

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Rackets of the Greats · 0/1

Test 1: Champions' rackets

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Data and Partners · 0/1

Test 1: Data at the court

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Shirts and Shoes · 0/1

Test 1: Kit off the court

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Altitude and Weather · 0/1

Test 1: Conditions and the ball

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Chapter 6 - Quirky Trivia

Famous Moments · 0/1

Test 1: Outbursts, upsets and rain

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Words and Customs · 0/1

Test 1: The game's words and old customs

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Odd Matches · 0/1

Test 1: Matches nobody forgot

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Nicknames · 0/1

Test 1: What the greats were called

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Ball Kids · 0/1

Test 1: Behind the players

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Trophy Tales · 0/1

Test 1: What the winners hold

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Interrupted! · 0/1

Test 1: When play stopped

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Rituals and Superstitions · 0/1

Test 1: Habits of champions

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Tennis Families · 0/1

Test 1: It runs in the family

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Left-Handers · 0/1

Test 1: Playing with the left

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Chapter 7 - Geography & Culture

Fashion on Court · 0/1

Test 1: What players wore

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Screen and Canvas · 0/1

Test 1: Films and a painting

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Wimbledon Traditions · 0/1

Test 1: Customs of the Championships

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Tennis in Books · 0/1

Test 1: Tennis on the page

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Tennis Around the World · 0/1

Test 1: Firsts for nations

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Tennis and Politics · 0/1

Test 1: When tennis met politics

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Screen Stories · 0/1

Test 1: Films and series

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Tennis in Art and Design · 0/1

Test 1: Tennis and design

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Words from Around the Court · 0/1

Test 1: The language of tennis

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Going to Wimbledon · 0/1

Test 1: A visit to the Championships

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Chapter 8 - Players & Legends

Two-Sport Stars · 0/1

Test 1: More than one sport

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Firsts for Asia · 0/1

Test 1: Breakthroughs in Asia

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Comebacks · 0/1

Test 1: Coming back

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Coaches and Mentors · 0/1

Test 1: Behind the champions

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Great Rivalries · 0/1

Test 1: Rivals

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Australia's Golden Age · 0/1

Test 1: The Australians

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Second Careers · 0/1

Test 1: Life after tennis

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Farewells · 0/1

Test 1: Last matches

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Styles and Strokes · 0/1

Test 1: Unusual strokes

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Olympic Heroes · 0/1

Test 1: The Olympic tournament

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Chapter 9 - Fans, Media & Money

Tennis on Television · 0/1

Test 1: Tennis on the screen

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Tennis in Video Games · 0/1

Test 1: Tennis on the console

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Sponsors and Brands · 0/1

Test 1: The brands of tennis

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Tennis and Charity · 0/1

Test 1: Giving back

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Forbes and Endorsements · 0/1

Test 1: Money off the court

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Food and Drink · 0/1

Test 1: Tennis on the menu

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Stamps and Coins · 0/1

Test 1: Tennis in your pocket

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The Business of the Tours · 0/1

Test 1: Who runs tennis

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Record Crowds · 0/1

Test 1: Packed stadiums

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Commentators and Writers · 0/1

Test 1: The voices of tennis

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Chapter 10 - Women's Tennis

Before the 1920s · 0/1

Test 1: Early champions

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Suzanne Lenglen · 0/1

Test 1: La Divine

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Helen Wills and the 1930s · 0/1

Test 1: Between the wars

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Althea Gibson and the 1950s · 0/1

Test 1: Breaking barriers

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Billie Jean King · 0/1

Test 1: A champion off the court too

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Evert and Navratilova · 0/1

Test 1: Chris and Martina

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Graf and Seles · 0/1

Test 1: Steffi and Monica

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The Williams Sisters · 0/1

Test 1: Venus and Serena

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New Champions, New Nations · 0/1

Test 1: New faces

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Mothers, Comebacks and Farewells · 0/1

Test 1: Coming back and saying goodbye

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